from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a from rockefeller plaza. hey everybody. a really damp booze day tuesday. september 1th. big show today. we're going to hear from justin bieber's mom. >> she gets a serenade from her son. >> she does, she does. >> worth sticking around for. >> penny marshall is here. she's going to tell us about her upbringing, what was crazy! her book is entitled "my mom was nuts."

>> but so is she. it will be good. it's going to be really good. >> love her. love her. i want to personally thank everybody for your best wishes yesterday and for al and matt at the box office yesterday. >> i was surprised when they walked out with their tickets. >> i was blown away by that. i want to thank all our facebook fans, because your wishes mean the world to me. thanks, everybody. guess where our sarah is today. >> where? >> why are you drinking that when you spent your whole evening debached on some rooftop drinking cucumber martinis. >> at the peninsula hotel with high school friends. a cucumber martini is so good! anyway, that's the group of us. we had fun. and now i'm feeling it. this is a peach one -- or pears. who cares? let's talk about -- >> sarah is at ohio state. we have on our big competition

about which college has the best spirit, and so she's been -- yesterday she was at syracuse. today she is in columbus, ohio. >> these are the six finalists, and sarah will make her way to every college campus. i'm dieing to see what it's like at ohio state. >> hi, guys. the ohio state campus, and wait until you see what the buckeye nation has for you guys. >> wow. >> we have garlands draped everywhere! >> okay. >> okay, sarah. >> let's check it out for a minute. okay. now, ohio state. not only are they celebrating the fact we may be coming to their school, and they're celebrating sarah's birthday. >> happy birthday, sarah. she can't hear us. she's already dancing and crazy. >> we're excited. we're going to go back and check in with sarah. i'm kind into this school. i'm kind of into what's

happening here. >> of course you are. you're still on last night's martinis. >> you know what, you have a very good point. >> we're going to check back in in a few minutes. have fun. >> just when we thought it couldn't get more interesting for the future queen of england. she visited the solomon islands, is that where she ended up? >> i think so. look at the headline in "the post." "all a titter." all of these native ladies were topless. >> completely topless. >> no. nothing happening here. >> some jewelry. >> some thin jewelry. >> anyway. >> look at william. he's like where am i looking? don't know what to do. >> they were bare-breasted, 30 women bare-breasted danced for them. >> that means 60 of them. >> anyway, i'm not very good at math, but that i can figure out. where do you look? where do you look? >> i don't know, i don't know.

kate's probably thinking this is probably not a great moment. >> it's a wonderful thing to happen, because it -- >> what? >> it puts it in sort of perspective. that's the most natural, common thing in the world in the solomon islands. breasts are natural except for those who don't have natural ones, which you know what i'm saying? >> yes, i do. >> all right. >> so anyhoo, so yesterday i was on my couch in the afternoon at 3:00 where i tend to be. resting. i turned on dr. phil, and dena lohan was on. i don't know if you saw this interview, but i've never seen anything like this interview. >> i heard about it. i didn't see it. >> she wanted to talk about her herself and explain herself and that was sort of the premise. it was hard to understand if she was in an altered state or what was going on. so much of the interview was hard to understand. she seemed completely out of it during some of it. >> surely dr. phil addressed that, didn't he? >> he was very serious. he kept asking her questions, and she kept stumbling and

bumbling and it was very awkward. here's a little bit of this kind of slurring and fumbling. >> i'll sit closer so we're friends. nice shoes. i like them, by the way. >> yeah. we're not here to talk about my shoes. >> am i the toughest guest you've ever had? >> no. >> can we pound this? >> no. >> okay. >> you said i want people to know me, and what you have done is distinguished yourself in the negative. you have come on here and been phony and inauthentic with these deflections and dodges, and that doesn't help. that doesn't help. >> the truth will prevail. >> oh, my gosh. >> that was so -- it was really cringy to watch. >> she flips the bird to the audience. >> the camera crew that was there. they were in a studio thing. at one point dr. phil rolled all the arrests and things lindsay has had over the years. . and her mug shot. >> she was saying that wouldn't

have happened if she were in new york, talking about different laws and things. he was like you're missing the point. it seemed as if everything was missed on that interview. >> what she did is made the point of why it's so clear why lindsay has her problems. >> okay. >> her mother has the same problems. >> should we take this out? we put that in for sarah. >> if god intended something in your ear, we would have been born with it. i do not like these. . so much better without it. a guy we are crazy about -- >> yeah, we're used to lindsay, but we're sorry each time. this is shaun white. >> this doesn't look like shaun white. >> he's the snowboarder from the olympics. >> two gold medals. now a mug shot to go with it. >> he was at the summer games, and we were at the pool. he was standing next to us while michael phelps was swimming, and all the girls wanted their picture taken with shaun. he took so much extra time. >> he's so sweet with people. >> he's so loving. they call him the flying tomato.

the flying tomato was apparently intoxicated. he pulled a fire alarm at a hotel in nashville allegedly, and then he allegedly ran way and then someone allegedly tried to pull him out of the taxi. >> then he allegedly kicked the guy. >> something allegedly happened. we do know that he has the black eye, so anyway, the officers who came to the situation said that he appeared to be extremely intoxicated, smelled strongly of alcohol. welcome to the fourth hour. just kidding. shaun was charged with vandalism and public intoxication, released. i wonder how he's feeling today? >> probably crummy. he's a really good guy that screwed up if it allegedly happened. >> you can have one, right? >> everyone gets their one. okay. now, "the voice." we love talking about "the voice." today we're not talking about all the different acts. there's going to be a swap out of judges.

shakira is supposedly going to swap out with christina aguilera. remember this song? >> she is very good. ♪ >> i think she's adorable. >> she's going to go in while christina goes on tour or something, and then usher is filling in for cee lo while he does another television show. >> what else does cee lo do? he's a mystery man to me. it might jazz things up a little bit. it might jazz it up a tad. >> we have a piece of video to show you guys. you know the song gingham style with sy, the korean sensation? anyway, this thing has so much traction, the u.s. naval academy decided to have their midshipmen perform some of this. >> annapolis. >> watch this. ♪ >> i love those guys in their

whites. oh, my god. look at annapolis. >> here it is. go, go. >> that was the best part. >> we were peaking right there, and then we went out. >> nobody goes to class anymore. have you noticed? nobo is actually in school studying anything. >> no. we're dancing. this is a spiced pear martini. >> from the chandler hotel in newport, rhode island, and it got here all on its own somehow. it has pear vodka and fresh lemon juice and a little cinnamon. >> behind every great man is a great woman. >> justin bieber's road to superstardom began with his mom. i spoke with them both, and that's right after this. [ male announcer ] research suggests the health of our cells plays a key role

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justin bieber is one of the most famous pop superstars ever with tens of millions of twitter and facebook fans and sold-out concerts around the world and he's just 18 years old. >> when his mother was 18 she was giving birth to him. the journey has been long and hard but well worth it as she writes in her new memoir, "nowhere but up." i spent time with them to talk about the book and their very special relationship. ♪ >> patty is watching her son at work. most people, their babies fly a little bit and go to college, fly a little bit and get a job. yours goes around the world as one of the biggest pop stars ever. big as in nearly 28 million

twitter followers and three studio albums all platinum, a new world tour and he's only 18. when you think about the fact that justin is now the exact same age that you were when you had him, does that blow your mind? >> it does. i mean, i can't picture him raising a child right now. >> please, god. >> he is a child. >> but you were, too. >> i didn't feel like i was, but seeing him, i clearly was. yeah, i had to grow up pretty fast. >> by the time patty gave birth to justin, she had lived a very difficult life. patty says her troubles date back to her childhood. as early as age 4, patty says she was sexually abused. >> so many young people that are abused sexually, it just becomes something that they're familiar with and something that they're almost attracted to, because their purity is taken at such a young age. >> patty's life it turns out would become even more difficult.

by the time she was 14, she says she was into drugs and alcohol. by 15 she says she lost her virginity. by 17 patty had reached her breaking point. >> i was full of shame. i learned it's normal and natural for anybody who has been through sexual abuse it to carry that shame and that blame and feel like there's something wrong with you. so i definitely carried that. >> you carry that to the extent that you curled yourself into a oncoming truck to kill yourself. >> it was a combination of built up over the years of the abuse and the pain. at the time i was messed up with all the drugs and the alcohol. i was in a depression. >> during that time patty says with the help of a friend she found god, and after leaving the hospital felt like a new person, at lease for six months. >> then i started to hang out with some of my old friends and doing the old stuff. next thing you know, i'm

pregnant. >> jeremy bieber and patty had an on again and off again relationship. >> both of us came from broken homes, so we did the best we could with our relationship. it was definitely very rocky. >> you couldn't believe it, you said, when the doctor said that you were pregnant. >> no. >> you made the nurse give you a second test? >> yes. i didn't believe it. >> a lot of people encouraged you to abort the baby. >> i just knew i couldn't. i just knew i couldn't. i knew i had to keep him. >> on march 1st, 1994, patty gave birth to a 7 pound 14 ounce baby boy. while she had called the baby jesse throughout the pregnancy, once he was born she named him justin. tell me what it was like when you first heard justin cry. >> i know this sounds crazy, but it sounded like he was singing. >> what was it? was it my music or -- >> it was like aha, aha.

i was like, oh, my gosh, it is so precious and amazing. i just want to squeeze him. >> what happened when jeremy came to see him? >> jeremy couldn't stop staring at him. he would stare for hours and hours and hours. he fell in love with him right away. >> patty and jeremy never married, ultimately ending their relationship for good. still, patty says jeremy is a different person today. >> we're friends and get along, and i love the dad that he is to justin today. >> young justin showed his musical talent at an early age and before long was performing on the streets of his native canada. then when he was 12, justin entered a local singing competition called stratford star. ♪ what you got baby i got it >> patty started to post performances in youtube so his grandmother who lived in another part of canada could keep up with her grandson. that's when it all began. >> that's when it all began.

>> scooter braun living in atlanta saw justin's videos on youtube and was relentless trying to get in touch with patty. when he did, though, patty was still hesitant. >> you hear all these horror stories in the industry, and the teenagers and how crazy they can go. i just had to come to terms with the fact whether he's in high school at home or in the industry, there's those same fears. here, i mean, i know who is around him and i know who the security guards are and i know who the management is. everybody is very protective of him and very careful. >> as busy and demanding as his schedule may be, justin finds time for his mom. he contributed to the new memoir. you wrote the forward for her book. she's the strongest woman you know. what else is she? ? she's just been like a friend, someone who i could talk, to and a good role model. and i want to grow up and have just a heart that my mom has. she has such a big heart.

>> it seems justin also has a big heart. for patty's birthday this year he wrote his mom a song and later released it for mother's day. can you sing one line of it for us. ♪ when you're lost and you're tired ♪ ♪ when you're broken in two ♪ let my love take you higher ♪ and i still turn to you >> that's beautiful. thank you. >> oh, my god. you could cry listening to him sing to his mom. >> cody would never sing to me. [ laughter ] it's a sweet relationship that they have. patty will be here with us tomorrow. >> i can't wait to meet her. >> you're going to love her. this is such a journey she's been on, and she so hopes that when young girls who are justin's fans read this book, it will give them hope.

. even the moms of some of justin's fans will give them hope. >> an awful lot of people in her same position. she was the at the dream center in los angeles. i'll tell you a story later. we have to go. we're going to head to ohio state university. we're going back right after this. don't go away. how it feels to chew 5 gum. [ air howling ] [ air howling ] peppermint that cools as you chew. stimulate your senses. 5 gum. now in micro pack.

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we have six universities on the college spirit challenge. syracuse, ohio state university, university of tennessee, brandeis university and the university of south florida tampa and creighton university. >> we're going to broadcast live from one of those schools in early october. but to get us there you have to vote for your favorite scho schoschool

ath #klgandhodau.com. we took you to syracuse on sunday. right now sarah hughes is at the buckeye campus at ohio state. >> i didn't hear your birthday wish earlier. i appreciate it. we have got some crazy energy going on here. first up, i'm going to talk to you about why should they come to your school? >> it's obvious after what you've seen in the past hour or so. we have the best fans in the land and the best band in the land. they can spell out ohio on the football field and can probably spell out your name, too. it's obvious. time to come to buckeye nation and get that buckeye pride. >> kathie lee would go into the goal line. we'd have to go with hoda. >> we could do it. >> why do you think we should come to ohio state? the ohio state? >> the ohio state, ladies, we want to see you kick off those stilettos and throw on buckeye pride. we will deck you out in scarlet and gray. hoda we'll give you a good hair day, because we know the true way to your heart. >> check out the sign over here. what's your name? >> alex.

>> alex has clearly seen the show before. what inspired you to make this sign? >> we know you have love wine, and we have a bar here open all day to get whatever you want. >> we're going to prison. we're going to -- >> we also study a lot. >> we want to point out that the drinking age is 21. no one can drink with us until they're 21. >> all right, kids. you guys are adorable. we'll check back with you. >> that's america's finest right there, everybody. a penny for her thoughts. the great penny marshall will talk to you about life, love and laughter. and organizing your garage to fit your car inside. how about that? my favorite look, leather. >> hoda loves her 50 shades of leather.

back now with more of "today" on this booze day tuesday. sarah is partying it up at the home of buckeyes.

the ohio state university in columbus, one of the six finalists in the college challenge. >> remember go to klgandhoda.com for the school you'd like to see us go for the live show. the other finalists are syracuse university, university of tennessee, brandeis university, university of south florida and creighton. >> they look like they're having fun out there. hide the children, the talented penny marshall is with us today. >> her new memoir is called "my mother was nuts." >> let's look at highlights from her life and career. >> one, two, three, four. five, six, seven, eight. slameel, says lamozzle. >> penny marshall became a household name in 1976 playing laverne defazio in the country's top-rated sitcom "laverne and shirley" about two friends that worked in a milwaukee brewery. after seven years of performing madcap sketches with her co-star cindy williams, marshall turned

to directing earning her place among the hollywood elite with "big" that starred tom hanks and grossed over $100 million, as did the 1992 film "a league of their own" about an all-american girls professional baseball league in the 1940s. a high-profile marriage to actor and director rob reiner, a romance with art garfunkel and stories about her life both in hollywood and as a child growing up in the bronx are part of her newly released memoir, "my mother was nuts." what a title, huh? >> it's true, wasn't she? >> great to have you penny. >> thanks for having me. >> how are you feeling? everybody thinks you -- >> can i knock on wood? >> don't knock it. >> i'm fine. i've been fine. i go once a year. i dodged a big bullet. all these people that are saying, they call the ration and stuff like this -- [ expletive ]

sorry. >> too late. sorry. >> you got that from carrie fisher, didn't you? >> yeah, and everyone else. carrie has -- >> what a mouth. >> well, we talk that way. what else is there to do? >> why did you decide now was the time to put it down to paper? >> my brother did his second book, so i thought, well, since i think i'm dying i might as well do something. i thought i'd write the thing, you know. >> you're not currently looking to direct? keep directing and that sort of thing? . >> yes, they only do certain kinds of movies. not movies i do. i like a story. >> hello. >> an interesting dialogue and great characters we care about. imagine that? >> i'm not doing vampires. on television i do some. you know, i don't -- there's so many channels, i don't know when the seasons are over. >> what's in your go-to shows that you enjoy watching on tv?

>> comedy-wise? ""modern family" and the big bang theory, and that's multicamera. i like multicamera better. >> you tell the story of your life in this thing. >> yeah. >> i think your husband was on "laverne and shirley." >> was he? he probably was. we were thinking of moving to burbank -- we all moved to california for some crazy reason. and there were football players. >> i have to ask him about that. >> do you still keep in touch with shirley? >> yes, she's here actually. not in the studio. she's coming up tonight, i think. she's rehearsing a play, and she needs to learn some tap steps. i'm off tonight, and you can come up. i'll teach you. >> you're going to teach her how to tap dance? >> my mother was a tap dance teacher. >> we should have a camera on that.

people would love to see the two you back together. >> she has to bring the script or do some thing to let me know what the step is. >> tell us about the title "my mother was nuts." >> what was your mom like? >> my mother is still alive and totally nuts. in a loving, wonderful way. >> mine is not crazy. >> your mother wasn't crazy at all? >> no, no. >> mine was a little nuts. she was funny. >> she did a good job with the two of you, don't you think? >> we've all got a sense of humor. you have to or else you'd be crying all the time. she was very sarcastic, but she was very funny, too. >> she said you are a miscarriage. >> i was a mistake and miscarriage and so stubborn i held on. >> now, that's shocking to hear a mother say that. >> when you're young it's certainly shocking. >> did it make you stronger, penny? >> you had to laugh or you'd kill yourself, come on. you'll go and form a sense of humor. >> this book is full of humor. it's a fun read.

>> a million names that you worked with. i didn't know you wanted deniro first for the role -- >> tom turned it down and so did every other actor. it wasn't like that was my first choice. it was that i said, okay, let me go a different way, because there was vice versa and i like father like son. we'll come in before. look, he's in every comedy now. don't tell me he doesn't have a sense of humor. i knew bob for years, so i knew he had a different kind of sense of humor. let him dance on a piano. i'd watch it. >> you brought us so much joy and so many laughs through the years. >> he gave me a validity that made tom change his mind, and i'm happy i did it with tom, who was my first choice. >> we encourage you to read "my mother was nuts." it's a lot of fun. >> you mentioned syracuse having a thing, the women from league

are having a reunion. it's going to the 20th anniversary of the movie. >> oh, wow. >> they're putting it on blu-ray. they're having a reunion in cooperstown. >> there you go. thank you, penny. all the best. >> >> hi to the women. i'm sorry i can't come to syracuse. >> she's very busy. we're going to clear the clutter from your garage. not the gutter, the clutter. i don't talk so well anymore. >> he's over there waiting for us. >> allegedly. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hassle. so you can get unbelievable dust pickup in less time without missing a thing. i love that book. can you believe the twin did it? ♪ swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money back. and now she's made us breakfast.

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we're back with the final installment of getting organized. >> we're all about cleaning out the garage. you know that place where your car is supposed to be. here to get you in gear is george oliphant, george to the rescue. >> i'm here. >> you've probably seen the worst garage disaster imaginable, i imagine? >> yes, it's imaginable i have seen awful garages. very unorganized, cluttered. you name it, i've seen it.

>> bikes and cars and tools and all kinds of junk. >> it's not just the stuff you use on a daily basis or a weekly basis, lawn mowers, bikes, lawn equipment. it's also this stuff that you use seasonally. your fall jackets, your christmas decorations, what have you. then it's the stump -- your dumping ground stuff. your kids are in high school but you have car seats. they might have grandkids someday. get rid of that stuff. the bike with training wheels. >> you're revved up. >> you're on fire. >> a lot of coffee in the green room. >> tell us about the hoisted bicycle. >> first thing get everything off the ground. this one obviously is put up to some stage grid, but you literally pull on the pulley, and you can look at more and get it up to level. getting the bike off the ground, getting everything off the ground. because the most important thing is to keep your garage floor clutter free because you want to make sure there's nowhere for pests to nest.

they get behind the boxes, the spare tires, nothing you want to deal with. >> things you can trip over. >> exactly. keeps it clean and if there's ever any water, you want to make sure it doesn't get into boxes and everything on the ground. >> you say get everything out of the garage and start to sort throughout them. >> three piles. this is what i use all the time. this is my lawn mower and weed whacker and what i use. then the stuff you use for -- everyone is laughing. >> weed whacker. >> weed whacker. we like your humor. >> we like to see it. >> obviously, the seasonal stuff. everything here came from on rack, and you want to have cabinetry. >> oh, my god. look how neat you are. >> nobody lives in this house. >> it's so neat. >> you keep all of your stuff that you don't want your kids getting into, your cleaning supplies, keep them hidden inside cabinets. a great system is this grid system, this rack system. the nice thing is you can move these little hooks however you want.

stuff your kids get into. their helmets and gloves and stuff is right there and accessible. >> teach them to throw it there. >> just leave it there. >> they're never looking for something, hoda. >> everything is in its place, and you're good to go. >> obviously, the stuff you don't want to get into -- you put on high racks. >> what's going on here. we have 30 seconds. >> 30 seconds i can do this. it's nice to have a moving rack and big storage rack. i'm a huge advocate of clear plastic bins. it takes a step out of the equation. christmas decorations and balls. you can get a sharpie and write it on there. put a label on there. >> nice! >> that was george to the rescue. >> kids. >> he's back, baby. we're talking about leather. >> we'll show you how to rock the latest trends with bobbi thomas right after this. >> thank you, george. good morning. the i'm meteorologist chris warren with a look at your

weather channel forecast. the storms we were seeing overnight along the east coast in the northeast those are moving out. a few lingering showers today throughout extreme portions of northern new england and maine, and then a few leftover showers along the outer banks of north carolina. also going to see a few showers in central florida and up around the northern plains and the western great lakes. otherwise temperatures cooler behind that very vigorous front that brought all that active weather, severe weather, strong wind throughout parts of the southeast up into the northeast. so behind that front we have that cooler air in place. 60s and 70s. lower 70s from boston to washington, d.c. the warm air stays in the west really drying out pretty good on thursday. just a few showers around the great lakes and around the florida peninsula. still cooler air to the north but moderating a bit. and some of the southern locations. the mid-atlantic now, washington, d.c. getting back up into the upper 70s. warm throughout much of the south. upper 60s in minneapolis. still the pacific northwest

lower 80s on thursday. by friday you'll see another front developing throughout portions of the great lakes into the plains with cooler temperatures behind that. minneapolis and chicago, 60s. that's going to be it. but in kansas city, 82 degrees is what we're looking at for a daytime high. on saturday your weekend a few showers around the ohio valley into parts of the northeast. also florida you're still going to see some of those showers popping up throughout the day. cooled in kansas city into the 60s. and then on sunday for the second half of the weekend a few showers around for the mid-atlantic and throughout the northeast and parts of the great lakes. otherwise things are going to be pretty quiet for much of the country. that's going to hold true again on monday with just a few showers around florida and the eastern lakes. remember, weekdays on the weather channel you can wake up with al and stephanie. [ female announcer ] caroline penry began using olay total effects in 2001. since then, there's been one wedding, 2 kids,

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and leather is not for bad girls lukes how -- like hoda anymore. >> it's showing the softer side. today's style editor and bobbi.com is showing you how to pull off the latest style. >> leather has come a long way. we were just talking about that. it's not like it used to be. you used to rock the leather in the day. we have a little video. >> oh. i'd kill to look like that again. that will never happen. >> i wish i could have gotten all the pictures christine was trying to find. you had a red leather suit. >> i did have a red leather suit. >> hoda, don't be so shocked. >> i can't get one leg in these pants now. >> love never fails. >> there you are. >> that was because megan made me wear it. >> this is a color dress, and leather is now available in plether. i'm a big fan. this is actually faux leather.

this little peplum. >> it's very light. >> plether stretches, and it's light and more affordable, and celebrities are rocking every color. jessica chastain was in a gorgeous blue dress and michelle williams. even maria munez. >> we have keisha and maggie starting things. i heard a rumor that keisha and maggie are here. >> our first look i wanted to go off the color trends. i want to tackle concerns where ladies say, this is a trend. where can i wear it? you can wear it to work. both have skirts on from the limited that are in the 50, $60 range. what's so great if you get it in a color that's sophisticated it takes the edge off. you don't think biker and it's sophisticated and a really great look for work at the office. >> you add to the leather makes it softer and more feminine. >> this is a little dressy, but that's the soft sweater and classic pump. it gives the leather some refinement. if you look at the whole look

together. play around with monochromatic tones. i add a scarf to give more femininity and it's not so hard. >> thank you, ladies. >> a lot of people think leather makes them look boxy and it's constricting. you say no. let's bring ought marina. >> sometimes the leather shift dress can be a problem, but marina has a top on from zara. i love all the panels today, if she turned around, the back of her shirt is knit on so it stretches. a lot of faux leather pieces today have accents on it. you can get the look but don't give up the shape. >> that has to be dry-cleaned, right? >> no actually some of these you can hand wash plether is great. you can go out in the rain. it's the perfect day to wear it. >> hoda won't because of her hair. >> some say they're too old for leather and you say that's not the case. >> we have may and julie. >> look at these ladies. >> you can wear leather at any age. it's the instant way to give you a modern, youthful update. i love the panelled dress from

new york & company. julie has a pair of leather pants from mango. you can wear a longer tunic if she wants. if julie turns around you see the back is not shiny, it's matte. the leather pants you had on were tough to pull off. these are much more flattering because they draw your eye in where you want and flattering in the back. >> thanks, ladies. >> for more information on the trend visit klgandhoda.com. thanks, ladies. >> thank you, everybody. getting your home sold by talking about curb appeal. >> you know who's coming to do it? >> barbara corcoran. first, this is today on nbc. chances are,

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you know the saying you never get a second chance to make a first impression. that's why curb appeal is so important when selling your home. >> spending some money up front on small cosmetic changes pay off big-time in the long run. today real estate contributorer barbara corcoran is here to make your home the best one on the block. cosmetic changes can make a big difference. >> they make the difference between selling a home and not. >> let's talk about the first house in new york. this house has a lot of room for improvement. what could we do here? >> the problem with this house is it's a huge, white house, and the doors are too small, the windows are too small. they get replaced. you have to make paint the shutter slate gray to match the roof and enlarge the four windows and enlarge the lawn on

the right so it's neatened up. and it has importance because it looks like a house well proportioned. >> let's go to another house by the water. what do you think we could do here to this one? >> this is an easy fix-up. >> it's a pretty house. >> i would pressure wash that dock side on the front and rent that for $75 a day and extend the front steps to line up with the arch. paint the existing steps white to match and add shutters to the downstairs windows which gives it more importance and add two potted bushes and for 1100 and 1500 a month that house is greatly improved by 10%. >> that does look great. a little improvement. >> take us to bolton, massachusetts. the home is well cared for. >> it's well cared for. this is a quick fix that will give this house more importance. it's a vary it table mansion and it just can't sport those sweet blue shutters.

just paint the shutters and trim and front door black. it costs $750, and all of a sudden is looks like the mansion it wants to be. >> look at this new york townhouse. >> this one my gosh i wouldn't even step fit in this. it's too much black here. if you walked in the front door, they'd lock you in the basement. do you dare have the courage to enter? you replace the iron and glass door with a solid wood door painted a nice blue, add potted shrubs in front of the columns to soften the edge of the house. 800 to 1350. that's a house i'd knock on the door and walk into. >> i love window boxes. >> window boxes change it. >> that would be a great fix. i forgot about that. >> take us to jersey and show us this house. it's an older home that needs some work. >> this house to my eye i don't know about you feels so neglected. stuck in time. they can't be happy in this house. you trim the lower branches of tree, pressure wash the foundation, enlarge the front

door because it's lost in that tight little nasty corner. you change the front porch column to a larger one and change that 1950s style to a bay window. that house looks at least welcoming. >> you rock. thank you, barbara. you did it, darling. >> now after you say good-bye to all your friends, miss sarah out at ohio state, where are you headed? >> i'm headed to the university of tennessee, the 'vols, the volunteers. i'm very excited, because day one and day two have blown me away. >> this university is very, very impressive. we hear there's a little something there. it is your birthday today. let's celebrate. >> we have something there for you in this crowd. happy birthday, sarah. we love you, baby. >> thank you so much. i love you guys, too. >> stay out of trouble. you're no college kid anymore. if you know what i'm saying. >> no way. i'm representing. >> yes, you are. >> we love the folks there. that was terrific.